Pineapple Quesillo
Description
Pineapple quesillo, a rich Venezuelan dessert, includes pineapple, sweetened condensed milk, and eggs for a tasty custard-type dessert.
Ingredients
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1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
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4 eggs
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1 1/2 cups whole milk
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1 (13 1/4 ounce) can sliced pineapple in heavy syrup, syrup reserved
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1 tablespoon coconut-flavored rum (such as Malibu®)
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2
Whisk sweetened condensed milk and eggs together in a bowl; add milk, 1 1/2 teaspoons syrup from canned pineapple, and rum and stir well.
3
Pour remaining syrup from canned pineapple into a saucepan and cook over medium heat until bubbling and syrup darkens, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and pour syrup into a custard dish and tilt to completely cover the bottom. Arrange pineapple slices in the syrup and pour milk mixture over pineapple.
4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool to room temperature and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.